1. Grantsmanship 101
September 27, 2017

2. Grants Life Cycle and RDA
Grant Lifecycle
Pre-Award
Phase
Funding Opportunity Announcement and Application Review
Award Phase
Award Decisions and Notifications
Post Award Phase
Implementation, Reporting & Closeout

3. Grants Life Cycle and RDA
GRANT DEVELOPMENT
Grants Life Cycle and RDA
Grant Lifecycle
Pre-Award
Phase
Funding Opportunity Announcement and Application Review
Award Phase
Award Decisions and Notifications
Post Award Phase
Implementation, Reporting & Closeout

4. Grants Life Cycle and RDA
Grant Lifecycle
Pre-Award
Phase
Funding Opportunity Announcement and Application Review
Award Phase
Award Decisions and Notifications
Post Award Phase
Implementation, Reporting & Closeout

5. 1. Grant Development
Identify Funding Opportunities
Assess Strategic Fit and Ownership
Proposal Development
Internal Review and Submission

6. a) Identify funding opportunities
State
Foundations
National
Foundations
Show each database examples

7. a) Identifying funding opportunities
RFP
Planning
Right People
Time Frame
Resources

8. b) Assess Strategic Fit and Ownership
RFP
Research
Problem / Need
Data
Never think Outside the Box:
Grant Writing is about Following the Recipe, Not Creativity
Partnerships
Experience

9. c) Proposal Development

10. Get to know the funder Get to know LSC Proposal Development
Who you are approaching
Why we are approaching
Funder
LSC-T
Field of Interest
LSC vision and mission
Geographic focus
LSC Tomball
Problem or Need
Workforce vs Curriculum
Type of support

11. Think Realistically and Strategically
Who you are
When and why you should look for grants
Form who you should look for grants
Application has to be strong!
If due to time constraints, lack of resources, lack of data, or others
DO NOT apply

12. Grant Idea

13. d) Internal Review and Submission
Federal, State, Local
SAF
RDA
OGC
Chancellor
LSC-Foundation

14. Once the Application is Submitted
Review Process
Not Awarded
Awarded

15. Once the Application is Submitted
Awarded
Work with compliance as soon as possible
Be sure that you are going to deliver
Awarded

16. Once the Application is Submitted
Not Awarded
Proposal let the funding agency and reviewers form an impression of the applicant that could help you (or hurt you) in a future application
Review the comments and work on them
Decide if it is worth it to re-apply and get to work on the missing points.
Title V 3rd application
Not Awarded

17. Thank You!